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DONALD DUCK

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ON WORLD

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March 18, 1940.

By Walt Disney

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Lady Beatty (TUR) Finds Island Of The Lost

Where Dolls-Even For Women-Are The Most

The 12

Women

In White

'I MARVELLED

AT THEM'

ELEVEN THOUSAND miles away from Great Britain lies Makogai, dread island of the Fiji group. Only five times in fifteen years have white people set foot on it. Eight hundred lepers live there. It is the island of the lost.

Yet for eight days lovely, American-born Countess Beatty, wife of Earl Beatty, lived, ate and slept on the island and thought nothing of it.

It never occurred to her that, sed she might catch the dread dis-

caso

for which there is no certain cure, or that she might never go back to civilisation.

She is a fatalist about such things. Back in London she said nothing about her experiences. Then war broke out, her husband rejoined his ship in the Navy. She turned her house into a naval hospital.

Her Promiso

Christmas came and went, and suddenly she remembered a promise; a promise made exactly a year agu mother superior Makogul to a that she would try to help the brave little band of twelve nuns and one British doctor who live there."

For this island is British-yet only New, Zentoaders seem to remember its existence.

The New Zealanders, send dolls for the children from time to time, gave them a moving picture cameru and two filma, now much used, which they are never tired of seeing.

of her ad- Lody Beatty told ventures there, "My husband and I were on a world tour when we come across Maitogai," she said.

"Want touched my heart to tears was the sight of the children's ward in the hospital on the island. A one end were large photographs of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Mar- garet Rose.

"Every morning those children put: fresh rose in a jam jar underneath. the pictures,

"More heart breaking still was the fact that each of those seventy children had a doll which they In- sisted on calling either Margaret Rose or Elizabeth.

"The few exceptions were called Shirley Temple,

They Loved Her

His Last Hour

SPENT HEARING MURDER PLAY

The last wish of Harry

· Leopold, a condemned mur- derer, of Denver, 'U.S.A., was to listen in to the end

of a murder play.

READY TO VISIT THE NAZIS

FRENCH AIRMEN studying a map of Germany before selling out

in a long-distance reconnaissanco Right-Domci.

of Child

Legitimacy of Disputed by Husband

LONDON.

Colour Charts For Men

Precious

Possession

-RADIO-

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Liszt Concerto No. 1 In E. Flat Major

8.30 Violin Solos by Albert Snadier.

The Phantom Melody, 'Algerian Scene, with Plano accomp. by The Composer: Extase-Reverie, assisted by Sumchtini (Cello) and Byfield

8.33 Dance Music.

Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. (Piano). and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.in. on 1.52 m.c's' per second.

H.K.T.

9.15 London Relay-News Sum- mary.

0.30 London Relay-This Free- dom

9.45 Compositions Df Lisat A Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major,

12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cession.

12.30 Schumann-Concerto. In

No More Green Ties With Purple Shirts FIRST colour-matching charts for men's wear have been devised by the British Colour Council.

These will be shown to buyers Minor, Op. 64-Alfred Cortot (Piano) Mischa Levitzki (Piano) and the from the United States, South and The London Philharmonie Or London Symphony Orchestra cond. America and all parts of Great chestra conducted by Sir Tandon by Sir Landon Ronald; Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3, Grand Symphony Orchestra: Waldegrauschen....Louis Britain, gathered in Bradford Ronald.

10 Local Time Signal and Weather Kentner (Pinno). for the B.C.C.'s spring display.

7 Colour charts Inve Influenced Report. women's fashions for some years. They standardise a season's colours Buchanan In Musical Comedy.

1.30 Router and Hugby Press, Wea-Martha Eggerth (Soprano) and Derek and enable

every

ther Forecast and Announcements. to tone or match,

1.45 Dance Music by Roy Fox' and No longer will any bachelor, how- ever weak his sense of dress or colour, is Orchestra.

2.15 Close down. make the mistake of wearing purple shirts with green ties and red trou-.

sers.

.

article in an outfit

Plus Four Mannequina?.

1.03 Elsie Randolph and Jack

10.16 A Light Orchestra Concert by Marek Weber and His Orchestra with

Oldham (Tenor).

11.0 Close down.

Submarines Sunk

6.0 "For The Children"-"Now We 0.30 Closing local Stock Quotations. 6.32 Excerpts from Wagner's "Lohen- Optras, Tannhauser,"

According to The charts will show him how to grla, The Flying Dutchman" and

The Mastersingers."

7.0 Bladio-Third Talk on Ballet Illustrated by records.

blend his clothes in a perfect colour scheme.

7.30 London Rel

Kelay-The Newe 0.03 This week's programines.

Paris, Mar. 17. the French naval authorities, two more German sub-' marines were sunk during the past week.

It is plated that a new wave of

8.07 Ivor Novella-The Miracle of U-boats have been sent from Ger- Nichaow-Temple Ballet Masle from many to replace those which have Rapture"-Drury Lane been on duty since February and are -conducted. by now on the way back to Germany for

re-provisioning-Reuter Bulletin.j

This is the first time the British Colour Council have featured designs The famous Itussell case has been recalled by the Court of Appeals'

and charts for men," an offeinl of the Association Finishers Judgment regarding evidence of the legitimacy of a child whose father

Dyers

and Wife's Appeal and mother were living apart.

Mrs. Ettenfeld denied adultery and said. "There will be no mannequins THE appeal arose out of a case in the Lower Court in which Mrs. the question arose whether the Rus- to show the latest in plus-fours or "Careless Dorothy Ettenfield sought restitution sell ense ruling precluding a husband lounge suits, but if the idea catches Theatre of conjugal rights. Her husband al- from giving evidence regarding non-on that may be a development." leged that they had agreed to live access at the time of a child's cou- apart, and petllioned for divorce on Iception, could be admitted where the grounds of his wife's adultery, parties were living aport, under In support, he instanced the birth of informal agreement. *****ja child, whose paternity he disputed.

His wish was granted and the execution was postponed for an hour,

DROVE

WENT

A VAN.

FLYING-

AND NOW D.F.M.

an

The Judge agreed that the hus- band's evidence was admissible, and granted him a decree nisi. Mrs. Ettenfeld appealed from the decision, and the Court of Appeal took a diferent view. It pointed out that. the House of Lords had decided in long- the Russell case that the established rule in legitimacy cases neither SDOUSC could Rive that evidence regarding the paternity of a child born in wedlock, applied to divover proceedings.

The Court added that the decision was so far-reaching that it was not surprising that proelitioners endca- voured to find ways by which it might

mitigated, The

REX ARTHUR CRUMPTON used to drive a van moet of Appeal, after an ex-

now he has been awarded the Distinguished Flyingamination of various authorities. sald Medal.

"This was becouse, of the two Alms, which they saw over and over

He was afr-gunner during au again (in spite of the fact that the machine was always breaking down), exploit which has also won the the most popular was one of Stiricy Distinguished Flying Cross for "The women patients loved her. Pilot Ofcer Garth Wells Fuller Nursing dolis to cuse the longing for Carey.

Templc.

their own children, torn for ever

from their husbands

and homes. The Air Ministry announced re- they would sit absorbed at a Shiriey cently that Pilet Officer Carcy and

Point Blank

Two enemy alrcraft were met. Pilot-Officer Carey opened fire at very close range, and succeeded in driving one German plone into the sen in flames.

that they could be summarised follows:

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The rule that evidence could not be given by el aer spp, tanding to i- legitimise or legitimise child can-

STOCK MARKETaved of horn during wedloek, was

REPORT

Bengkong Stock Exchange Oficial

For a Saturday morning, and a wet one at that, the turnover was parti- cularly good and encouraging.

Union Ins. $503 Docks $23.10 Providents $5.20 Hotels

Buyers

film and call softly for 11 over and Leading Airerafiman Crumpton were Summary issued Saturday says:

in one of three alreraft carrying out! over again.

over the North Sea this The most wonderful thing of all patrol. was their magnificent loyalty to our month. King and Queen. It was amazing They gave us a reception, presented us with a whale's tooth, a mark of great esteca, and asked us to 'Give our best love to our cousins the King and Queen.

"Our arrival was a terrific I shook oocaalon for them.

leprous soveral hands with antives on other Islands without realizing the risk I ratt. husband wisely did not, "Hero on Makogal, they would not come near to us, just smiled from safe distance.

-

Mesto Puro Of Heart.

My

a

"The mother superior who started the settlement forty-five years ngo

He then engaged the second enemy until he had exhausted his front gun ammunition.

By skilful manoeuvring he enabled Alreraftman Crumpton to bring his rear gun into action at point blank

range.

Considerable damage was inflicted on the enemy.

The skill and coolness displayed by had never left the island. They Aircraftman Crumpton in the mani- wanted her to go back to France to pulnilon of his gun played a large bo honoured for her wor. She re- part in bringing the combat to a fured: What would my bables do successful conclusion, says the official without me, she always replied.

"Those nuns never lost their tern- much pera or complained of ica

work. Yat they had to take as many as thirteen to fourteen disinfectant baths a day, and change their clothes

notification.

Pliot Officer Corey, aged 23, was born

at Christchurch, New Zealand.

Would Not Tell

Crumpton: Is 24. His home is at

every time, and every week they Romalcy, near Halesowen. Worces

gave 800 Injections to their patients, teralire.

They always wore white. I used

At the age of 17, he left school

to think their hearts were as pure af Stourbridge, and entered his

Rowns

as their

Inther's wholesale grocery business..

But for the war I should never For a time he drove a, van.

Nearly four years ago ho enlisted

have forgotten my promise to help ᏁᎪ

them. They only asked me for

supply of old llustrated magazines

His mother said that he was always

to be sent to them from time to Urpe, interested in anything mechanical and perhaps a few dolls, for the chill. He came home on special leave dren. It was little enough they recently. askod, goodnose. known,"

ale sold, "but tolked little

*** j about hala adventures in the R.AF:

Lands 37 Star Ferries $57 China Lighin (Old) #8% Electrics 360 54

Napes $5,70

Dalry Farms (Old) $23 Dairy Farms (New) 12

Ballers

Yaumati Ferries $27 China Light (0%) 4.40 Teleptionen--(Now) $11%% Watsons $10.65

ÉAles

Union Int. 1910 Fire Ins. 1675 Wharves $100/108

Docks #234 Lands $30/37* Tramways $180 Watsons $10.05

Manila Gold Shares

Atok# Antomok Bagulo Gold Batong Buhay Dla Wedge

Coco GraTO Con. Mines.. Demonstration Frat Mind.

Ipp.Cold logon Mining Masbate Con Mind, Motherlode Mine Operation North Camarines Paracale Gumm 'Han. Mauricio

Buriga Con

Buyoo Con....

Syndicate. Inv, United Paracalo Benguet Con.

absolute, applying whether the part- les were Hving together, separated by Divorce Court sentence, or by their own volition:

Prove Dates Where evidence of adultery in sup- port of a husband's petition was the birth of a child, the husband, if the partles were separated by a Court's decree, need prove only the daten of the decree and of child-birth. If the child were conceived hiter the date of the decree, it was presumed it was legitimate. The wife might rebut the presumption, but only on evidence. other than her own;

Dcp-

Where parties voluntarily nrated, the husband could prove non- Access only by other, evidence than hla.own, because it was presumed. that a child was legitimate. If the husband produced evidence to rebut that presumption: the wife could call, .but could not herself Rive, evidence in support of legitimacy

The Court of Appeal, allowing Mrs. Ellenfield's appeal," added. that if the ruling worked, hard- ship, it was a matter for icrisia tion.

The Court granted leave to ap- peal to the House of Lords.

Russell Caso

The Flusscil case was fought in 1922, 1923 and 1924 between the Hon. John Hugo Russell, heir to Lord Ampthill, and his wife. The Hon. Hugo Russell contended that Geoffrey Russell was not his son, and that case eventually went to the House of Lords, which upset the decision of lower Courts allowing the

Hugo

Russell a divorce on the hot

unless certain evidence of the bus- Band regarding the couple's married' life were admissible, there was no evidence to go to the jury. Costs amounted to £35,000.

[In 1926, Geoffrey Russell was de- clared legitimate.]

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